Dentas will support CTP if no agreement with reached with UBP
Serdar Denktas, leader of the Democratic Party-National Forces (DP-UG) speaking after a meeting of his party’s central committee, announced that they had decided to support the efforts by the National...
View ArticleTurkey wishes to enhance TRNC status at Islamic Conference
The status of the TRNC will be on the agenda, once again, at the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) which will take place on April 13-14 in Istanbul. According to Turkish daily Cumhuriyet,...
View ArticleSerious progress made in four of six chapters: Akinci
President Mustafa Akinci prior to his visit to Germany, gave his evaluation regarding the Cyprus problem, Turkey and the EU relations. In an interview with Germany’s International broadcasting...
View ArticleEIB looking at costs for renovating Varosha
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is considering the possibility of carrying out a financial analysis regarding Famagusta and the fenced off town of Varosha/Maras. Speaking to ‘Kibris Gazetesi’,...
View ArticleOzersay in favour of early elections
Kudret Ozersay, leader of the People’s Party (HP), says that efforts to establish a new coalition government will be hopeless. The National United Party (UBP) mandated to form a new coalition, is...
View ArticleSouth’s economic problems changed attitudes to Cyprob
Former TRNC president and current leader of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP), Mehmet Ali Talat has expressed the hope that a result will be reached in the Cyprus negotiations by the end of the year....
View ArticleTRNC coalition government partners agreed
The National Unity Party (UBP) has agreed to form a coalition government with the Democratic Party-National Forces (DP-UG). President Akinci gave the UBP the mandate to form a new coalition last week...
View ArticleGermany seeks new relationship with TRNC
President Mustafa Akinci has said that “it is the first time that Germany, one of the leading countries in Europe, has shown such an interest in the solution of the Cyprus problem”. Speaking after his...
View ArticlePeoples’ Party wants revision of draft economic protocol
The People’s Party (HP), headed by Kudret Ozersay, has said that issues which are not related to the economy should not be included in the economic protocol to be signed with Turkey for the period...
View ArticleNew government coalition agreement to be signed today
The leaders of the National Unity Party (UBP) and the Democratic Party (DP) will sign the coalition agreement at 11am today, at the National Assembly. Huseyin Ozgurgun, leader of the UBP, who was given...
View ArticleGovernment needs to find 42 million TL shortfall
Serdar Denktas, leader of the minority coalition party DP has said that there is a shortfall of 42 million TL. Denktas, who is to become the new finance minister in the newly formed coalition...
View ArticleTRNC needs population boost
National Unity Party (UBP) Ersin Tatar has said that the TRNC needs “citizens and population”. Speaking on Kibris TV, he evaluated developments in the TRNC and the issue of granting new citizenships....
View ArticleCTP concerned about effects of new leadership on Cyprus talks
The Republican Turkish Party (CTP) is concerned about the effects of the new coalition government on the future of the Cyprus negotiations and the granting of new citizenships, CTP deputy Ferdi Soyer...
View ArticleOzersay scores top in election poll
A survey conducted by the Gezici Research Company between 26 and 27 March, 2016 with the participation of 2,057 persons living in the TRNC has shown that the People’s Party (HP) lead by Kudret Ozersay...
View ArticleAkinci calls on OIC countries to help lift embargoes
President Mustafa Akinci, speaking at the 13th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit Conference, held in Istanbul, called on the OIC member countries to influence the lifting of the...
View ArticleAssembly votes in favour of Turkey’s water protocol
The TRNC parliamentary assembly has approved the agreement with Turkey regarding the supply and distribution of the water conveyed by undersea pipeline from Turkey to the North. The agreement was...
View ArticleTRNC will always struggle without a solution: Talat
Former president and current leader of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) Mehmet Ali Talat, has argued that negotiations for a Cyprus settlement had been conducted for 2.5 years only since 2005....
View ArticleLocal residents against new hotel development in village
The residents of Karaoglanoglu are protesting against plans to build a new hotel in the village. Kaya Artemis Hotel group has reportedly purchased a former olive mill and locals are concerned that the...
View ArticleRundown Famagusta Port could be virtually given away
North Cyprus shipping agents are concerned about the sale of Famagusta Port to investors, in its current rundown state. However, they told ‘Havadis’ that the port cannot continue running as it exists....
View ArticleTurkish FM meets new government leaders
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu paid a one day visit to the TRNC on Saturday to meet members of the new Turkish Cypriot cabinet. Following the collapse of the CTP-UBP coalition government two...
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